padrone

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Recent Examples of padrone Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
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Noun
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
  • The state has asked Lake and Porter counties to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax and for Lake County to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Billy Guerra, 38, of Contra Costa County, and his wife were among the patrons.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Other food available at the fair includes a Turkey Leg that costs $23, a Smash Cheeseburger that will set patrons back $20 and a Giant Western Sausage that sells $20.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • One of his friends, meanwhile, recently renegotiated her lease for about $500 less per month by showing her landlord that comparable apartments in her area were now going for much less.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 June 2026

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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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